Global Bigdata Conference

Dave Billiter, an Ohio native and graduate of Ohio Northern University and Columbus Southern University, joined Nationwide Children's Hospital in 2004, where he led the health system's informatics efforts. There, he oversaw the creation of a digital pathology suite that has since been used by clinicians at 65 institutions in eight countries. And if all goes according to plan, the platform he greenlit will serve as the foundation for an ambitious cloud-hosted, AI-powered toolset that'll be free of charge for doctors around the world. Billiter teamed up with Simon Arkell, the founding CEO of analytics company Predixion Software, to launch Deep Lens, a startup that aims to commercialize some of the technologies Billiter helped develop. The Columbus, Ohio company today exited from stealth with a $3.2 million seed funding round led by Sierra Ventures, with participation from Rev1 Ventures and Tamarind-Hill Fund.